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Household of Joseph Wells (born 1834, Leicestershire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Poplar, London,Middlesex, England

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The 1881 Census reveals a detailed snapshot of households in England, Wales and Scotland. The census was taken on April 3rd and the total population was recorded as 29,707,207.

Joseph Wells and 4 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Joseph Wells, born in 1834 in Leicestershire, consisted of 5 members. Joseph was the head of the household, married to Caroline Wells, born in 1823 in Northamptonshire, England. They had 1 grandchild; Alice, born 1879 in Poplar, Middlesex, England.
During the period, also present in the household were Joseph's Relative, Jerome (born 1861 in Long Buckby, Northamptonshire, England) and Joseph's Lodger, Joseph (born 1858 in Walton on the Naze, Essex, England).


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Joseph Wells's household

Male

Joseph

Wells

Head
Female

Caroline

Wells

Wife
Female

Alice

Wells

Grand Daughter
Male

Jerome

Muscutt

Relative
Male

Joseph

Akers

Lodger
First name(s) Joseph
Last name Wells
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 47
Birth year 1834
Birth place Leicestershire, England

Household members (5 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Joseph

Wells

Head

Married

47

1834

Leicestershire, England

Caroline

Wells

Wife

Married

58

1823

Northamptonshire, England

Alice

Wells

Grand Daughter

Single

2

1879

Poplar, Middlesex, England

Jerome

Muscutt

Relative

Single

20

1861

Long Buckby, Northamptonshire, England

Joseph

Akers

Lodger

Single

23

1858

Walton on the Naze, Essex, England

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